Mona
Sturges - Profile
When
Mona
Sturges was in junior high school she won a poster contest sponsored
by the Red Cross. The prize she chose was a camera and that was the
beginning of her lifelong interest in photography. She had her own
darkroom in high school and took numerous photographs of friends and family.
Now she uses a computer to process and manipulate her work.
Photography
has always played a part in her life, often as an aspect of her employment
and often just for the sheer joy of capturing the moment.
Mona
has had the opportunity to work overseas in various assignments beginning
with the Peace Corps in 1987 and most recently with the United Nations
in East Timor. These assignments have allowed her to live and work
in different cultures and to capture them on film. In addition, extensive
travel in Asia and the Pacific has also provided her with the chance to
seek out unusual locations and subjects. "But there are great photographs
everywhere, often right in your own back yard" she says
Her
formal training consists of various classes and workshops including the
Nikon School of Photography, the Smithsonian Resident Associate Program,
and the Maine Photo Workshops.
Born
in Canada, she is currently based in San Diego California, USA.
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